Motherhood is a lot of hurry up and wait. Hurry them out the door. Wait for them to catch up to you. Hurry them to the potty. Wait for them to use it. Lather, rinse, repeat. It can be exhausting, but it also has a tendency to make you appreciate the simple pleasures in life so much more. Not sure what we mean? Consider these everyday moments that start to feel downright luxurious after kids are on the scene.

Enjoying a Meal Without Having to Serve Someone ElseRemember when you could eat without first cutting someone’s meat, pretending a spoon was an airplane, or running to the fridge to grab the ketchup that needs to be slathered on the veggies so someone in your house will eat it? Even cafeteria food sounds blissful if you can drop all of that.

Hanging at the Pool Without Being the Lifeguard’s Right-Hand ManEven the loud community pool with the smelly bathrooms feels like a spa when you don’t have to spend the entire afternoon making sure no one cannonballs into the shallow end or tries to drown her sister.

What’s Better Than an Uninterrupted Shower?An uninterrupted shower and shaving your legs completely. And Venus razors help you get it right the first time. Oh, the bliss!

Dessert That You Don’t Have to ShareThat chocolate bar that partially melted and then reformed and is slightly covered in lint because you pulled it out of the bottom of your purse where it’s been since the community parade five months ago? It’s still the best chocolate you’ve ever eaten.

Hitting the Grocery Store … SoloNo stopping at the deli for a sample slice of cheese, no hushing the plaintive whines for every kind of junk food known to man, and just think of all that extra room in the cart!